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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="02c285a1erlcgo.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>REI Austin Cycling Team</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="REI Austin Cycling Team"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id150.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Team Information"><U>Back to Team Information</U></A>  |<B>    </B><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership Info"><U>Membership Info</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id151.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contacts"><U>Contacts</U></A>   |   <B>Team News</B>   |   <A HREF="id133.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Important things to know"><U>Important things to know</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id130.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Team Bylaws"><U>Team Bylaws</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="02ad2c00dkelyh.gif"> <div> Members!</div> <div> If you have any items of interest</div> <div> you wish to share let us </div> <div> know at:</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:gardes@swbell.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:gardes@swbell.net"><U>gardes@swbell.net</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Click here to use our </div> <div> yahoo group</div> <div> <A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/REIAustinBike" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/REIAustinB"><U>Message Board</U></A></div> <bR> <div> On the upper right of the group page you can join the group or sign in with a yahoo id and password.  If you don't have a yahoo id, the site allows you to create one.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="056b5d20.jpg" border=0 width="181" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Team News</I></div> <div> <B>The Team now has 4 Category 2 Road Racers!</B></div> <div> These guys have earned the right to compete against the BEST racers in Texas and across the nation!</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <U>Congrats to....</U></div> <div> John Leader</div> <div> Jaime Slaughter</div> <div> Cary Smith</div> <div> Joe Chipuk</div> <bR> <div> <B>New Team Shorts/Bibs are here!!! </B>  These are red with the current REI wrap around, smooth lycra and the ultra chamois.  Shorts will be 45 $ and bibs will be 55 $.  Contact Cary.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Team Jersey Order will take place around November 8th</B>. Delivery will be in January. This will be a short sleeve order only. The Jersey will have additional sponsors added but will be identical to the current jersey otherwise.  The order will be mainly size Medium and Large. Send Cary a note to give him an indication as to what you may be needing and to reserve a jersey or jerseys (pay up front) when they come in.</div> <bR> <div> <B>A team equipment order</B> will take place again this quarter.  Start thinking about what you will need when James gives us the word on the message board.  Contact: James Sides.</div> <bR> <div>   -----------------------------------------------------------</div> <div> <B>TMBRA spring season is over... </B>We have 7 individuals sitting in top 10 places for thier categories!!  The final TMBRA race was held at a new race venue in Valley Mills. The trail was new and in pretty good condition; some challenging sections, and some easy stuff too. Four REIder's raced: Hector Hernandez placed 1st in Sport 30-39; Noel Reuter place 15th in his first race as an Expert 30-39; Dawn Juarez placed 3rd in Wms Expert 40-99; and Anrea Liu fininshed 8th in Beginner 30-39 after having to fix a broken chain 3 times!!  It was a fun season - We hope to bring bigger numbers in 2004 !  (Dawn)</div> <bR> <div> <B>May 2003: Congrats for road upgrades... </B>JT now racing as a 3 and Cameron a 4!  </div> <bR> <div> <B>May 10th 2003: REI Austin Cycling Team 6th in TXBRA ranking... </B>Success at recent TXBRA events has moved us into 6th !!  </div> <bR> <div> <B>REI Austin goes Interstate!</B> A contingent of our team participated in the Tour of Gila stage race. Race reports will be linked to the web pages soon!</div> <bR> <div> <B>David James will be in California for the summer...</B> Keep up the fitness and good luck at the job! </div> <bR> <div> <B>Travis Wilky is Back in Belgium!! </B>Travis was chosen to race in Europe on an amateur cycling team ABC-Aitos with a huge opportunity to improve upon Euro racing knowledge and fitness. </div> <bR> <div> <B>The REI  CX race </B>was a success! Thanks to all the volunteers and especially James for running the show and Lance Armstrong for showing up to race!!</div> <bR> <div> <B>Anybody remember this torture fest??</B> </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="2782c7d0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>TMBRA Spring 2003 Season is complete.</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>The REI Team had the following impressive results.... </B></div> <div> I</div> <div> <U>In Beginner Category:</U></div> <div> <B>Christen Kettler 1st place with 290 pts (19-29)</B></div> <div> <B>Gracie Mendez 5th place with 274 pts (30-39)</B></div> <div> <B>Andrea Liu 8th place with 207 pts (30-39)</B></div> <bR> <div> <U>In Sport Category:</U></div> <div> <B>Noel Reuter 2nd place with 383 pts (30-34)</B></div> <div> <B>John Curtis 4th place with 356 pts (25-29</B></div> <div> <B>Hector Hernandez 7th place with 277 pts (35-39)</B></div> <bR> <div> <U>In Expert Category:</U></div> <div> <B>Dawn Juarez 6th place with 313 pts (40-99)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Honorable mentions go to all REIder's who raced, but did not qualify for state ranking:</B></div> <div> <B>"Beginner" John Leader 33rd place with 55pts (30-34)</B></div> <div> <B>Beginner Brian McRae 66th place with 16 pts (30-34)</B></div> <div> <B>Expert Marty Soetart 28th place withh 28 pts (40-49)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Fall Season stars late August - so use this week as you recovery </B></div> <div> <B>period, and start your training next week!!!</B></div> <div> (Thanks to Dawn Juarez for this summary)</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>May 10th, 2003: REI Austin Cycling Team 6th in Texas!!</B></div> <div> We now sit in 6th place in 2003 TXBRA Points with<B> </B><B><U>1033.0</U></B></div> <div> <B>   </B></div> <div> <B> </B><B><U>26</U></B><B>  </B>TXBRA Podium Finishes:<B> </B></div> <div> Cameron Ruth (1st, 2nd, 3-3rds),  Richard Bonner (3-1sts, 2nd, 3rd),</div> <div> David James (1st, 3rd),  James Sides (4-2nds, 3rd), John Curtis (1st, 2nd, 2-3rds) Kevin Houbar (3rd), Jamie Slaughter (2nd) also leader in Men's 3 Mountain Points, Marty Soetaert (2nd), Jonathan "JT" Taylor (3rd),  Josh Wender (1st)</div> <bR> <div> Point Totals:</div> <div> <B> </B>Cameron Ruth  200,  Richard Bonner  189,  David James   126,  James Sides  93.5,  John Curtis  72.5,  Jaime Slaughter 66,  John Leader  63,  Kevin Holubar  61.5,   Marty Soetaert  53.5,  Jonathan Taylor  52.5, Josh Wender  18,  Hector Hernandez  27,  Steve Garde  15,  Zak White  15,  Ted Nitka  12,  Victor Coots  7.5,  Jeromie Payne  6,   Cary Smith  4.5,  Steve Kellicker  3.5, Scott Ginder 3,  Joe  Chipuk  3, James Bateman  3  </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>